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One of the films out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival that is receiving a lot of attention is David Lowery’s haunting tale, A Ghost Story. The trailer has just arrived and it just might be enough to break your heart. The paranormal drama is flying under the A24 banner, the same people who brought us the genre hits The Witch and Green Room. Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) both wrote and directed A Ghost Story, whose cast includes Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Sonia Acevedo, Will Oldham, Liz Franke, and Rob Zabrecky. In the film, that explores legacy, love, loss, and existence, a recently deceased man (Affleck) returns home to haunt his wife. Appearing as a ghost wearing a sheet, he tries to reconnect with grieving wife. A Ghost Story is set for release on July 7, 2017. You might want to have a box of Kleenex close by when you watch.
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One of the things I love most about holidays isn’t the food or the decorations, it’s the holiday themed horror films. Sure, there are a ton of Christmas and Halloween films, but Easter usually gets overlooked in the genre. This year, there’s a new film hopping our way, The Beaster Bunny, formally known as Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottenhell. And it has a brand new trailer. Written and directed by the Snygg Brothers and starring Jon Arthur, Kristina Beaudouin, Valerie Bittner, Darian Caine, Tom Cikoski, and Marisol Custodio, The Beaster Bunny, takes that so bad it’s good experience to a whole new level. In the film, a 50-foot man-eating Easter bunny is on the loose and the townsfolk don’t stand a hop in hell. As the bloodthirsty, floopy-eared killer leaves a trail of dismembered corpses, the town’s only chance of survival rests with a wannabe actress and a crazy dog-catcher. God help them! The Beaster Bunny arrived in the
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IFC Midnight has given writer-director Liam Gavin’s award-winning, supernatural thriller A Dark Song an April release date. The film follows a young woman, seeking the help of a damaged occultist to perform a dark ritual. The two set out to prepare in a remote house over the course of 6 months, aware that any flaw in their preparations will result in deadly consequences. The dangerous ritual could grant them what they want, but they risk losing their lives and their souls. Starring Mark Huberman, Susan Loughnane, Steve Oram, and Catherine Walker, A Dark Song captures the tragedy of young life lost and the lengths that a mother would go to say good-bye. Rory Gilmartin and Hannah Thomas serve as executive producers for the UK film, with David Collins, Tim Dennis, and Cormac Fox producing. A Dark Song will screen at the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 7th, ahead of its April 28th release in select theaters, on VOD, and on
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Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/
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The final film of the Resident Evil franchise will be arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and a 4K Ultra HD combo pack this May. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter picks up “immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. “Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.” Milla Jovovich returns as Alice to take on the Umbrella Corporation one last time with help from a few friends. Ali Larter is back as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs and Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby Rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy
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Francisca is a young woman with a peculiar understanding of death. As a girl, she lived with her parents in a secluded country home. As part of her daily lessons, her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, taught her about anatomy and how to be unaffected by death. One day an unexpected visitor would fracture their peaceful and serene country existence. While Francisca’s father is away the stranger murders her mother, but is then subdued by her father when he arrives home moments too late to save his wife. The stranger is neither killed by her father nor arrested by local authorities, and is instead held captive in their barn. Francisca’s mother is interred, unceremoniously, to a grave in the nearby woods. And while neither Francisca nor her father show any emotion throughout this ordeal, it’s not to say they aren’t somehow deeply affected by the experience. For years Francisca lives with only two companions: he father and Charlie, the
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Uncork’d Entertainment presents Don’t Be Bad, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. This crime thriller, from writer-director Claudio Caligari, centers on Vittorio and Cesare, who live a life of excess: nights at the disco, powerful cars, alcohol, and drugs. Searching for a new life, Vittorio meets Linda, and in order to save himself, distances himself from Cesare, who is spiraling out of control. But their bond is too strong, and when they meet again Vittorio tries to help his friend find work and live a normal life, with hope of a brighter future together. Starring Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Roberta Mattei, Silvia D’Amico, Alessandro Bernardini, Don’t Be Bad opens in theaters on April 7, 2017 and will arrive on VOD on May 23rd.
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Eighty Office Drones with bombs in their heads, a kitchen filled with knives, a locker full of firearms, and a mysterious voice in the ceiling commentating on a game of death; what else could a horror fan ask for? With The Belko Experiment, writer and producer James Gunn harkens back to his Troma roots, delivering an over the top ode to carnage, nihilism, and primal savage. While the film’s message might muddled under an ocean of gore, and whatever insight it had to offer blown away like a Belko Employee’s cranium, Experiment offers what’s likely to be the most bloody fun time you’ve had in awhile; that is if your soul (and your stomach) can handle it. Belko’s premise is simple, with similarities that can be traced all the way back to Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. 80 employees of the Belko Corporation, each with a bomb stuck in their head, are locked in their building and given two options; kill
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Matan is a young man who serves on the Israeli Defense Force. But his role in the military isn’t as your typical grunt – Matan is a military assistant. Not necessarily a secretary, but definitely something clerical, which is definitely better suited for his meek disposition. However, at some point during one’s military service, they may b asked to muck in like everybody else and today is his day. Actually it’s his week to step up, since he and three other soldiers will be sent to a remote outpost to guard an antenna array. When he finally meets his three fellow soldiers, Ishay, Roy and Uzi, he realizes it could be a long weeks, as they start giving him the business from he get go. Matan’s only lifeline seems to be his mother, who he incessantly texts and calls during his journey to assume his week-long guard post. When they arrive, Matan begins to calm down, believing that he has
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From writer-director Rich Mallery comes the supernatural thriller Holy Terror, making its world premiere in Los Angeles at the Laemmle NoHo 7 on March 28th, followed by its release on April 1st. The film centers on a couple who believe that their dead son is reaching out from the other side. When they use a medium to talk to their son, they accidentally unleash demon. . From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Holy Terror is a film from production house CineRidge Entertainment, the same production company behind Samurai Cop 2 (2015). Holy Terror was developed by writer and director Rich Mallery (Sociopathia, 2015). As well. the film stars: Mel Novak (Game of Death), Vida Ghaffari (“The Mindy Project”), Kristine DeBell, Lisa London, Kelly Reiter and many more! Now, a release date has been announced for the film, including a Video-on-demand launch and World Premiere, in Los Angeles. The film’s story involves an exorcism gone very wrong. A family
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One of the films out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival that is receiving a lot of attention is David Lowery’s haunting tale, A Ghost Story. The trailer has just arrived and it just might be enough to break your heart. The paranormal drama is flying under the A24 banner, the same people who brought us the genre hits The Witch and Green Room. Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) both wrote and directed A Ghost Story, whose cast includes Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Sonia Acevedo, Will Oldham, Liz Franke, and Rob Zabrecky. In the film, that explores legacy, love, loss, and existence, a recently deceased man (Affleck) returns home to haunt his wife. Appearing as a ghost wearing a sheet, he tries to reconnect with grieving wife. A Ghost Story is set for release on July 7, 2017. You might want to have a box of Kleenex close by when you watch.
Continue reading →
Trailers
One of the things I love most about holidays isn’t the food or the decorations, it’s the holiday themed horror films. Sure, there are a ton of Christmas and Halloween films, but Easter usually gets overlooked in the genre. This year, there’s a new film hopping our way, The Beaster Bunny, formally known as Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottenhell. And it has a brand new trailer. Written and directed by the Snygg Brothers and starring Jon Arthur, Kristina Beaudouin, Valerie Bittner, Darian Caine, Tom Cikoski, and Marisol Custodio, The Beaster Bunny, takes that so bad it’s good experience to a whole new level. In the film, a 50-foot man-eating Easter bunny is on the loose and the townsfolk don’t stand a hop in hell. As the bloodthirsty, floopy-eared killer leaves a trail of dismembered corpses, the town’s only chance of survival rests with a wannabe actress and a crazy dog-catcher. God help them! The Beaster Bunny arrived in the
Continue reading →
Trailers
IFC Midnight has given writer-director Liam Gavin’s award-winning, supernatural thriller A Dark Song an April release date. The film follows a young woman, seeking the help of a damaged occultist to perform a dark ritual. The two set out to prepare in a remote house over the course of 6 months, aware that any flaw in their preparations will result in deadly consequences. The dangerous ritual could grant them what they want, but they risk losing their lives and their souls. Starring Mark Huberman, Susan Loughnane, Steve Oram, and Catherine Walker, A Dark Song captures the tragedy of young life lost and the lengths that a mother would go to say good-bye. Rory Gilmartin and Hannah Thomas serve as executive producers for the UK film, with David Collins, Tim Dennis, and Cormac Fox producing. A Dark Song will screen at the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 7th, ahead of its April 28th release in select theaters, on VOD, and on
Continue reading →
Amazon Prime VideoClipsFilm FestivalsHalloweenHoliday HorrorIndieInterviewsMoviesNetflixProductTrue Crime
Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/
Continue reading →
Trailers
The final film of the Resident Evil franchise will be arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and a 4K Ultra HD combo pack this May. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter picks up “immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. “Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.” Milla Jovovich returns as Alice to take on the Umbrella Corporation one last time with help from a few friends. Ali Larter is back as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs and Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby Rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy
Continue reading →
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Francisca is a young woman with a peculiar understanding of death. As a girl, she lived with her parents in a secluded country home. As part of her daily lessons, her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, taught her about anatomy and how to be unaffected by death. One day an unexpected visitor would fracture their peaceful and serene country existence. While Francisca’s father is away the stranger murders her mother, but is then subdued by her father when he arrives home moments too late to save his wife. The stranger is neither killed by her father nor arrested by local authorities, and is instead held captive in their barn. Francisca’s mother is interred, unceremoniously, to a grave in the nearby woods. And while neither Francisca nor her father show any emotion throughout this ordeal, it’s not to say they aren’t somehow deeply affected by the experience. For years Francisca lives with only two companions: he father and Charlie, the
Continue reading →
Trailers
Uncork’d Entertainment presents Don’t Be Bad, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. This crime thriller, from writer-director Claudio Caligari, centers on Vittorio and Cesare, who live a life of excess: nights at the disco, powerful cars, alcohol, and drugs. Searching for a new life, Vittorio meets Linda, and in order to save himself, distances himself from Cesare, who is spiraling out of control. But their bond is too strong, and when they meet again Vittorio tries to help his friend find work and live a normal life, with hope of a brighter future together. Starring Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Roberta Mattei, Silvia D’Amico, Alessandro Bernardini, Don’t Be Bad opens in theaters on April 7, 2017 and will arrive on VOD on May 23rd.
Continue reading →
MoviesReviews
Eighty Office Drones with bombs in their heads, a kitchen filled with knives, a locker full of firearms, and a mysterious voice in the ceiling commentating on a game of death; what else could a horror fan ask for? With The Belko Experiment, writer and producer James Gunn harkens back to his Troma roots, delivering an over the top ode to carnage, nihilism, and primal savage. While the film’s message might muddled under an ocean of gore, and whatever insight it had to offer blown away like a Belko Employee’s cranium, Experiment offers what’s likely to be the most bloody fun time you’ve had in awhile; that is if your soul (and your stomach) can handle it. Belko’s premise is simple, with similarities that can be traced all the way back to Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. 80 employees of the Belko Corporation, each with a bomb stuck in their head, are locked in their building and given two options; kill
Continue reading →
MoviesReviews
Matan is a young man who serves on the Israeli Defense Force. But his role in the military isn’t as your typical grunt – Matan is a military assistant. Not necessarily a secretary, but definitely something clerical, which is definitely better suited for his meek disposition. However, at some point during one’s military service, they may b asked to muck in like everybody else and today is his day. Actually it’s his week to step up, since he and three other soldiers will be sent to a remote outpost to guard an antenna array. When he finally meets his three fellow soldiers, Ishay, Roy and Uzi, he realizes it could be a long weeks, as they start giving him the business from he get go. Matan’s only lifeline seems to be his mother, who he incessantly texts and calls during his journey to assume his week-long guard post. When they arrive, Matan begins to calm down, believing that he has
Continue reading →
Trailers
From writer-director Rich Mallery comes the supernatural thriller Holy Terror, making its world premiere in Los Angeles at the Laemmle NoHo 7 on March 28th, followed by its release on April 1st. The film centers on a couple who believe that their dead son is reaching out from the other side. When they use a medium to talk to their son, they accidentally unleash demon. . From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Holy Terror is a film from production house CineRidge Entertainment, the same production company behind Samurai Cop 2 (2015). Holy Terror was developed by writer and director Rich Mallery (Sociopathia, 2015). As well. the film stars: Mel Novak (Game of Death), Vida Ghaffari (“The Mindy Project”), Kristine DeBell, Lisa London, Kelly Reiter and many more! Now, a release date has been announced for the film, including a Video-on-demand launch and World Premiere, in Los Angeles. The film’s story involves an exorcism gone very wrong. A family
Continue reading →
